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Myrtaceae

Blackrodwood

Eugenia biflora (L.) DC.

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Eugenia

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Blackrodwood: Eugenia mini Aubl. (= Eugenia biflora var. mini (Aubl.) Amshoff ) - herbier collecté par Aublet en Guyane, conservé au British Museum BM000953760
Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
يوجينة ثنائية الأزهار
Chinese
双花番樱桃, 雙花番櫻桃
English
Blackrodwood

Synonyms

  • Caryophyllus fruticosus Mill.
  • Cumetea mini (Aubl.) Raf.
  • Eugenia acuminatissima O.Berg
  • Eugenia acutiloba DC.
  • Eugenia alexandri Krug & Urb.
  • Eugenia alfaroana Standl.
  • Eugenia amanuensis Steyerm.
  • Eugenia australis Colla
  • Eugenia berteroana Spreng.
  • Eugenia berteroana (Spreng.) DC.
  • Eugenia biflora var. hoffmannseggii (O.Berg) Amshoff
  • Eugenia biflora var. lancea (Poir.) Krug & Urb.
  • Eugenia biflora var. ludibunda (Bertero ex DC.) Krug & Urb.
  • Eugenia biflora var. mini (Aubl.) Amshoff
  • Eugenia biflora var. myriostigma (Sagot) Amshoff
  • Eugenia biflora var. pallens (Vahl) Krug & Urb.
  • Eugenia biflora var. virgultosa (Sw.) Krug & Urb.
  • Eugenia brachythrix Urb.
  • Eugenia caurensis Steyerm.
  • Eugenia fieldingii O.Berg
  • Eugenia freireana O.Berg
  • Eugenia freireana var. angustifolia O.Berg
  • Eugenia freireana var. latifolia O.Berg
  • Eugenia hartii Kiaersk.
  • Eugenia hoffmannseggii O.Berg
  • Eugenia hoffmannseggii var. grandifolia O.Berg
  • Eugenia hoffmannseggii var. parvifolia O.Berg
  • Eugenia inundata var. acutifolia O.Berg
  • Eugenia jamaicana Mattos
  • Eugenia jamaicensis O.Berg
  • Eugenia lancea Poir.
  • Eugenia leptophlebia Diels
  • Eugenia loretensis Diels
  • Eugenia ludibunda Bertero ex DC.
  • Eugenia macarensis O.Berg
  • Eugenia meyeriana O.Berg
  • Eugenia meyeriana var. depauperata O.Berg
  • Eugenia meyeriana var. dives O.Berg
  • Eugenia microcarpos Lam.
  • Eugenia microcarpos var. mini (Aubl.) Lam.

and 29 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

  • Blackrodwood: Eugenia mini Aubl. (= Eugenia biflora var. mini (Aubl.) Amshoff ) - herbier collecté par Aublet en Guyane, conservé au British Museum BM000953760
    Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.